Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

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"..."

Hong Xin was speechless for a long time because of his mistake.

He made up his mind not to say a word, so that the mysterious masked man would not have any chance to take advantage of him.

"Haha, no need to put on a serious face all of a sudden. I was just joking with you, Captain Hong Xin."

The mysterious man tried to explain in a flattering way, but Hong Xin turned a deaf ear.

But Hong Xin couldn't pretend not to hear what the mysterious man said next.

"I've already been thoroughly informed about your Cicada Corps. The trick I used just now was just a joke. I didn't expect you to be as defenseless as the other six members. I'm really disappointed."

When the mysterious man said the number "six", Hong Xin knew that what the other person said just now was probably not bragging.

All information about the Cicada Force is extremely confidential, including the number of its members.

The mysterious man knew that there were seven people in the Cicada Corps, which meant that they were very likely to have been wiped out this time.

——(Who the hell are you, meow…?)

—(Those who can obtain intelligence on the Cicada Force... and who also possess the skills of being a member of an intelligence organization...)

——(Could it be that... you're from Teruya Ryujaku?!)

9.210 - Calmness and Loyalty

Hong Xin's brain was about to explode when he thought that the mysterious masked man might be a member of "Teruya Ryujaku".

For a long time, "Zhu Ye Liu Que" has been the number one opponent of the Xian Chan Corps. No, to be more precise, it is their target, because "Zhu Ye Liu Que" does not regard them as opponents.

As the current captain of the Xianchan Corps, Hong Xin knows better than anyone else their strength and position in this Prison Star World.

Among the cat people, the Cicada Corps is undoubtedly the strongest representative, but this is only limited to the scope of the cat people.

In the entire Prison Star world, especially among the sub-human races, the decline of the Cat People is a well-known fact. Therefore, once this "strongest" of their Cicada Corps leaves the territory of the Cat People, it will immediately become unbearable to watch.

Hong Xin and the captains of previous generations of the Chan Corps are well aware of their situation. In order to quickly increase the popularity and influence of the Chan Corps, they adopted a "two-pronged approach" strategy.

In the past decade, the Xianchan troops have been actively improving the combat quality of their team members on the one hand, and working hard to train their intelligence work capabilities on the other.

To this day, although the progress in combat has not yet allowed the Cicada Force to join the first echelon of intelligence organizations in the Prison Star World, at least their intelligence work capabilities have been greatly improved, and have even been recognized by organizations of the same level as the "Snake Shadow Society".

As the events related to the "Messenger of the Underworld" have been heating up recently, Hong Xin, who was assigned the task of "tracking the Messenger of the Underworld", once thought that the cat people's fortunes were finally turning.

However, just when he thought things would continue to go smoothly, fate slapped him hard in the face, making him realize once again how much he and the Cicada Corps were worth.

——(It’s… It’s over, meow… I can’t possibly do that. How could it be Teruya Ryuque? meow?)

After coming up with the idea that the mysterious masked man might be a member of Teruya Ryujaku, Hong Xin felt more and more that his guess was correct.

First, Hong Xin knew that the Kingdom of West was one of the areas of activity of "Teruya Ryujaku";

Secondly, among all the intelligence organizations in the West Kingdom, Hong Xin could only think of "Teruya Ryujaku" as the only one with such overwhelming strength to defeat the Cicada Corps in one fell swoop.

Finally, there is the other party's intelligence work ability. In the few conversations just now, Hong Xin has deeply felt the other party's interrogation skills.

——(Looks like Teruya Ryujaku is joining the fight for the Underworld Messenger, nya... I've heard there are quite a few subhumans in their organization, so it seems the rumors are true, nya...)

Thinking of this, Hong Xin felt that he had figured everything out, but unfortunately, it was too late for him to figure it out.

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Hong Xin's current understanding of the entire incident is this: he believes that "Frost Knight Stan" can basically be confirmed to be the "Messenger of the Underworld" with a 99% certainty.

Tonight, when their Cicada Corps was about to verify the identity of the Hades' messenger, the 'Zhao Ye Liu Que' who was also tracking the Hades' messenger discovered the existence of the Cicada Corps. Then, they used the mantis stalking the cicada while the oriole waits behind, and quietly caught the Cicada Corps in one fell swoop.

Hong Xin guessed that the purpose of "Zhao Ye Liu Que" was to snatch the trial opportunity from the Hades Messenger, because just as their cat-people were extremely eager to improve their strength through the trial, other sub-human races would never miss this excellent opportunity that only comes once in decades or even hundreds of years.

The sub-human races at the top level want to widen the gap, the sub-human races at the middle level want to catch up with the top level, and the sub-human races at the bottom level, like their cat people, even dream of turning things around.

—(Ah, if I hadn’t been so focused on observing the Hades’ messenger, I wouldn’t have been caught so easily, meow… But now’s not the time to give up. As long as they don’t kill me, there’s still a chance, meow!)

Hong Xin is in a desperate situation, but still tries to cheer himself up.

With a cool head, Hong Xin discovered a crucial point, that is, the mysterious masked man clearly had the ability and opportunity but did not take action. This means that no matter how favorable the current situation is for the other party, Hong Xin still has the possibility of reversing it.

——(The key is to see what the other party wants from me, meow...)

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Hong Xin really wanted to speak again and engage in a battle of wits with the other party, but his reason told him that since he had already lost the previous round, it would be best for him to continue with the strategy of "keeping silent."

The more you talk, the more mistakes you make; the less you talk, the fewer mistakes you make; and if you don’t talk, you will never make mistakes.

Hong Xin's idea may be a bit too arbitrary, but in this environment where he is being interrogated by the enemy, his thinking does make sense.

Since Hong Xin really didn't say a word, the mysterious masked man gradually began to feel helpless.

"Okay, since you won't tell me, I'll tell you."

After several provocative and inciting remarks from the mysterious masked man failed to work on Hong Xin, he suddenly changed his attitude and his tone became gentle.

"Hong Xin, or should I call you Red Xin? You can put aside your hostility, because your 'assessment' is over."

As the mysterious masked man spoke, he actually reached out to help Hong Xin up.

Hong Xin had no way to avoid this and resorted to such embarrassing movements as rolling and crawling to escape from the other party.

The mysterious man paused awkwardly, then continued speaking as if nothing had happened.

"Hong Xin, I'll be frank with you. I brought you here for one reason only, and that's to convince you to join us. My organization is in need of additional personnel."

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The words of the mysterious masked man once again shook Hong Xin, but this time not as much as the last time his identity was exposed.

The reason why Hong Xin wavered was very simple, because it was most likely the persuasion from "Zhao Ye Liu Que", and "Zhao Ye Liu Que" was the intelligence organization that Hong Xin dreamed of catching up with.

If he could join "Zhaoye Liuque", it would be a great affirmation of Hong Xin's strength in all aspects, and Hong Xin himself also wanted to understand the internal situation of "Zhaoye Liuque". He wanted to know very much how "Zhaoye Liuque" became so powerful.

However, no matter what he thought, Hong Xin's loyalty to the cat people would never let him do such a treacherous thing... Moreover, this loyalty made Hong Xin notice another possibility, that is, the words of persuasion said by the masked man were actually lies, and this guy who was good at disguise might have other intentions!

——(Yes, I think I'm right, nyan... How could a professional organization like Teruya Ryujaku use such a dangerous method to recruit people, nyan... With someone like me, the risk of betrayal alone wouldn't make them interested in me...)

Hong Xin's loyalty to the tribe and his cool head gave him a breakthrough in his thinking. After thinking about it for a while, he finally understood what the other party wanted to do by capturing him!

9.211 - Hong Xin's Strategy

——(Insidious, so insidious, meow…)

Hong Xin shuddered after figuring out the mysterious masked man's intentions.

He believed that the other party's words of persuasion were actually just lies to make him relax his vigilance, and that the other party's real purpose was to completely grasp the internal intelligence of the Xianchan Force through him.

Hong Xin thought that since "Zhao Ye Liu Que" already knew that the Xian Chan troops were also chasing the "Messenger of the Underworld", the other party would definitely not stop at just capturing the seven of them.

Given the strength of "Zhaoye Liuque" and its dominant position in the surrounding intelligence organizations, in the worst case scenario, they are likely to want to follow the line of the Xianchan troops and directly attack the cat people inside, so that the cat people will completely cut off the possibility of passing the trial of the Hades Messenger.

——(It’s scary, it’s really scary, meow…)

Hong Xin couldn't help but shudder. If he had been a little more careless, he might have become a sinner of the cat people. Fortunately, his loyalty and calmness saved him from making a big mistake. The rest depended on whether he could find the non-existent glimmer of hope in this almost desperate situation...!

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——(Solution…Solution…Hong Xin, you can’t give up. You’ll definitely find a solution, meow…!)

Hong Xin took advantage of the incident of fainting and falling down just now, pretending to be in pain to delay time.

While breathing "hard", he observed everything around him, hoping to find something useful with the faint light coming from the door.

However, after observing, Hong Xin couldn't help but sigh that "Zhaoye Liuque" is indeed worthy of being a top intelligence organization. In this place where prisoners are held, they really can't find even the slightest clue.

The mysterious masked man was just like the completely dark environment. From head to toe, there was no place for Hong Xin to find useful information. This was obviously carefully prepared.

Now, since there is nothing to use, Hong Xin can only return to the starting point and once again pin his hopes on his professional abilities.

——(I have no choice but to fight, meow, Hong Xin... Now is the moment to bet all the honors of your career, meow!)

Looking at the completely unpredictable mysterious masked man in front of him, Hong Xin's body stopped trembling, but instead burned from the inside out!

Ever since he was fortunate enough to be selected into the Xianchan Corps, Hong Xin has experienced life-or-death situations before, but this is the first time he has encountered a situation like the one he is facing now where he can't solve the problem by force and can only rely on his brainpower.

Moreover, Hong Xin believes that only a confrontation like the current one that relies solely on intelligence skills is a real confrontation between members of the intelligence organization!

——(Come on, unknown fellow… Now is the time for 'Cicada' and 'Shinya Liuque' to show down the winner!)

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Although he was furious, Hong Xin's mind remained very calm.

In this situation where he was persuaded to switch sides, he would not fight the enemy to the end like those stubborn loyalists. As a member of the intelligence organization, no, a captain, he had more smooth and pleasing means of coping.

"What, you want me to join you, meow?"

Hong Xin did not show any emotions related to likes or dislikes. He just followed the other party's questions and continued the topic.

"Yes, are you interested?"

The mysterious masked man also showed no emotion, which made Hong Xin once again feel the other party's superb interrogation and negotiation skills.

Since the other party remained silent, Hong Xin set some traps in his words to see if the other party would fall into the trap.

"Haha, stop making me laugh, meow. What do you want with a defeated opponent like me, meow?"

"A defeated opponent... You're not wrong, but if I lost to you, would I still have the right to persuade you to join our organization?"

The mysterious masked man's logic was still rigorous, which almost made Hong Xin unable to continue. Fortunately, being retorted was within Hong Xin's expectations, and the topic he really wanted to get into had now been laid out.

"Hahaha, meow, then what you said is not wrong. But meow, you have asked me to join your organization two or three times, but you are not even willing to reveal the name of your organization. How can I consider it, meow?"

Here, Hong Xin finally got to the point of the conversation. Whether he could get information to verify his previous guess depended entirely on this trick!

"Haha, our organization's 'name'..." The mysterious masked man pondered meaningfully for a few seconds before continuing, "Hong Xin, we're all members of an intelligence organization, so let's not use such cheap tricks. You've been in the Xianchan unit for so long, have you ever encountered an intelligence organization that would reveal its identity just to recruit people?"

The mysterious masked man rejected Hong Xin's request, but this was actually what Hong Xin expected.

If the other party does not refuse, then the words he prepared in advance will be useless.

"Meow, hahaha, I haven't encountered that before, but I'm in a situation like this where there's no chance of survival, so I think there's nothing wrong with making special arrangements, meow."

"'Special matters, special treatment'? What does that mean?"

——(Hehe, finally took the bait, meow!)

Hong Xin was extremely excited, but the more critical the moment was, the more he had to maintain his calm on the surface!

"What I'm saying is... if I reject you, I'll already be dead. So, revealing some information to a dying person won't harm the interests of your organization, right?"

Hong Xin deliberately spoke this sentence slowly so that the mysterious masked man could understand every word clearly.

The logic behind his words was actually very simple. If Hong Xin was willing to join, he would definitely know the name of the organization. If he refused to join, the mysterious masked man would definitely not let Hong Xin and other members of the Cicada Corps leave alive.

Therefore, revealing the information about the organization to which the mysterious masked man belongs here will not cause any loss to the mysterious masked man. This is the "logical weapon" that Hong Xin uses to obtain information.

Sure enough, after Hong Xin's analysis, the mysterious masked man gave in.

"Hahahaha, hahahaha, I was right, you really are a talented person."

The mysterious masked man even clapped his hands in joy. Hong Xin could see that he was already halfway to success!

"Alright, then I'll tell you. The organization I belong to is called 'Zhaoye Liuque'. You should be familiar with this name. I can also tell you my identity. I am the 'Liutang Master' of 'Zhaoye Liuque', and I'm responsible for persuading the seven members of your Xianchan unit to surrender."

After the mysterious masked man told Hong Xin the information he wanted, his self-confidence soared several times!

——(Zhao Ye Liu Que? Liu Tang Hall Master? Meow, hahaha! My guess was right after all! And he's actually a branch hall master-level cadre, no wonder he's so powerful meow!)

——(But, you didn’t expect it, did you, Liutang Hall Master… Even if you are the high and mighty ‘Zhu Ye Liu Que’, there will be a day when you will be defeated by others’ ‘mouths’, meow!)

9.212 - The End of the Road

Hong Xin cheered silently in his heart. This was his first victory since fighting against the mysterious masked man.

In this fight, he successfully turned his disadvantage into a bargaining chip, forcing the other party to reveal information that he was unwilling to disclose.

However, success is success, and the objective disadvantages themselves will not disappear because of a verbal victory. Now Hong Xin is still the fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

"Alright Hong Xin, now I've told you everything you wanted to know. I've also included the things you didn't ask... Now it's your turn to answer my questions."